Tianya haijiao lies in the west of sanya City ,about 20km from the down-town area .It is blessed with picturesque and poetic sights everywhere . Tianya haijiao ,one of the most popular attractions in Hainan Island .First ,i'd like to explain these four Chinese letters .tian means sky .Ya means edge .Hai means sea ,and jiao means cape.As a whole ,tianya haijiao can be paraphrased into the edge of the sky and the utmost end of the sea .The name itself can make you think a lot about this interesting place .I'll tell you more about its cultural and historical background when we visit this scenic area .
The water and the sky are merged in one color .The huge and rare rocks stand along the seaside .The place is dotted with many beautiful scenic spots .Look at this rock on the beach ,it bears two Chinese letters Tianya on the face .This rock is about 10m high .The inscription was made by Mr .chenzhe ,a local official in Qing Dynasty .another rock bearing another two Chinese letters haijiao is on its right .haijiao was inscribed by someone in qing dynasty .This area is named these two rocks.So some visitors said these two rocks cost millions of dollars .When hearing the paraphrase of Tianya haijiao ,you have kept yourselves busy thinking over the inside meaning of the name .Now let me make a briefing about it .From the modern scientist's view point the name tianya haijiao doesn't match the geogrphical location of the place .But in ancient China ,it was limited by the knowledge of science ,so the people had the belief that the sky was round and the earth was square .They thought the sky had edges and the sea had the ends .Moreover hainan was the place where the criminals and the depositioned officials were banished .Once banished in Hainan island ,these people had nothing hopeful but death .So tianya haijiao was named upon the above conditions
Nowadays tianya haijiao has become one of the top tourist attractions in hainan .it is ranked as four -A scenic area, Apart from being the historical and cultural place of interest ,tianya haijiao also provides the charming tropical seaside scene to visitors .Every december there holds an international wedding festival in tianya haijiao .In the chinese literature when describing romantic love ,the people are used to saying I love you and i'll accompany you with love anywhere even in tianya haijiao .Are you going to take part in this wedding festival ?You're welcome .
If you come here£¬you can take a rest under the coconut palms and may freely enjoy yourself or take pictures .